Longines Master Collection Chronograph Moonphase Ref L2.673.4.71.6

Founded by Auguste Agassiz and his partners, Henri Raiguel and Floria Morel, in 1832, Longines began producing timepieces in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Upon his retirement, Agassiz brought on his nephew, Ernest Francillon, in 1852, who spearheaded the movement to purchase land for a factory and modernize production.  The factory was built in an area known for its long meadows (les longines), which the company eventually adopted as its name, Longines, in 1867.  

The Longines Master Collection Chronograph Moonphase features a 40mm stainless steel case with a sapphire crystal and an exhibition case back.  The opaline ivory-colored dial features a textured pattern, with blued applied Roman numerals, a blued handset, three sub-dials which feature a moonphase indicator at the 6 o’clock position, a 24-hour indicator with a small seconds counter at the 9 o’clock position, and a 30-minute counter with a day and month display at the 12 o’clock position.  The date is displayed by a central half-moon hand and date indicator at the outer edge of the dial.  Powered by the automatic Caliber L687 chronograph movement, the Master Collection Moonphase has a 66-hour power reserve and a 30-meter water resistance rating.

This Longines Master Collection Chronograph Moonphase includes the original outer and inner boxes, the warranty card, the instruction manual, the calendar-changing tool, and the serial-number tags.